舍车保帅 — “Abandon the rook to save the general/king”
舍车保帅 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a minor sacrifice to preserve something more important or crucial; to give up a less important person or thing to protect a more vital one, often in a strategic context”. Literally, “abandon the rook to save the general/king”.
舍车保帅 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 舍车保帅 mean?
舍车保帅 (shě jū bǎo shuài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a minor sacrifice to preserve something more important or crucial; to give up a less important person or thing to protect a more vital one, often in a strategic context”.
How do you pronounce 舍车保帅?
舍车保帅 is pronounced shě jū bǎo shuài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 舍车保帅 literally mean?
Literally, 舍车保帅 means “abandon the rook to save the general/king”. It is used to mean “to make a minor sacrifice to preserve something more important or crucial; to give up a less important person or thing to protect a more vital one, often in a strategic context”.
What is the Chinese definition of 舍车保帅?
象棋用语，比喻在某些斗争中，为保全主要的人物，就把责任推到次要人物身上